Gov’ts net worth valued from accounting switch
The Government’s long-promised switch to an accrual-based accounting system is forecast to “near completion within the next two years” and, for the first time-ever, enable an accurate valuation of what Bahamian citizens actually own.
Power outages frustrate west New Providence communities
RESIDENTS in Love Beach and several upscale western New Providence communities say prolonged and recurring power outages have left them exposed to heightened security risks, spoiled food, disrupted work schedules and mounting repair costs.
Potter’s Cay vendors still waiting for BPL electricity
Potter’s Cay vendors say they are still waiting for Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) electricity supply to reach their stalls despite a previous government pledge that at least 25 would be connected by the 2026 first quarter.
Minister meets with aviation overseers
Bahamian aviation executives met Jobeth Coleby-Davis, minister of energy, utilities and aviation, at Margaritaville Beach Resort last Tuesday.
Aviation minister in call for stronger traveller safeguards
A Cabinet minister has signalled the Government’s support for stronger passenger protections, arguing that airlines should have clearer obligations to assist travellers and address complaints when disruptions occur for reasons within their control.
Housing grows ‘1.5 times slower’ over vacancy and disrepair woes
The Bahamas’ housing inventory grew “1.5 times slower” over the 12 years to 2022 when compared to the previous decade, it has been revealed, with the decline blamed on a reduced pace of new-builds as well as more properties falling into disrepair and tenant-weary landlords.
Taxpayers owed $500m by loss-making SOEs
Bahamian taxpayers are owed half-a-billion dollars in outstanding loans by loss-making state-owned enterprises (SOEs), it has been revealed, with nine key government entities collectively plunging into “negative equity” with debt liabilities exceeding their assets.
Carmichael Village owners told: Your homes are safe
The Ministry of Housing has moved to reassure Carmichael Village purchasers that their homes and investments are safe while asserting it knew nothing of the connections linking the project’s contractor to the general election day plane crash drug accused.
$43m in PPP financing now ‘crystallises’ as Gov’t liability
More than 30 percent of $140m in public-private partnership (PPP) funding has now “crystallised” on the Government’s books as a debt that has to be repaid by Bahamian taxpayers, the Fiscal Strategy Report 2026 has revealed.
Court upholds 45-year sentence for Mackey Street murder
A MAN failed last month to overturn his 45-year prison sentence for a 2019 Mackey Street murder.
Murder suspect gets two years jail after eight months on the run
FORMER fugitive and murder accused D’Angelo Culmer told a magistrate he was getting closer to God and staying out of sight before he was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for escaping from the Magistrate’s Court Complex last October.
Crown seeks 3 to 6 years in first judge-alone trial
THE prosecution recommended on Friday that a man convicted of dry humping his nine-year-old female cousin in their South Beach Drive home in 2014 be sentenced to three to six years in prison, while the defence called for a more lenient 12-month term.
Pilots released from hospital after negative Ebola tests
TWO foreign nationals were released from Princess Margaret Hospital over the weekend after testing negative for Ebola following more than a week in quarantine prompted by their recent travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Bahamas signs ICAO deal to boost aviation oversight
THE Bahamas has signed an agreement with the International Civil Aviation Organization aimed at strengthening aviation regulation, safety oversight, and international cooperation.
Vast scale of DEA drug trafficking probe revealed
THE arrest of Jonathan 'Player' Gardiner after the Election Day plane crash has revealed the vast scale of the US Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) ongoing investigations into US-bound narcotics trafficking through The Bahamas, The Tribune can reveal today.
Gaming Act doesn’t bar Cabinet picks, board says
THE Gaming Board said on Friday that the Gaming Act does not bar Sebas Bastian and Leslia Miller-Brice from serving in Cabinet, but critics quickly accused the regulator of dodging the question of whether the ministers or their close relatives still hold direct or indirect interests in licensed gaming houses.
Murder suspect gets two years jail after eight months on the run
FORMER fugitive and murder accused D’Angelo Culmer told a magistrate he was getting closer to God and staying out of sight before he was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for escaping from the Magistrate’s Court Complex last October.
Woman traumatised after boyfriend killed
THE girlfriend of a 23-year-old man shot and killed just feet from his Elizabeth home recalled ducking for cover as bullets rang out, only to discover moments later that she had been hit and her boyfriend fatally wounded.
Punching their tickets
THREE throwers and four quarter-milers all booked their tickets for a trip to Eugene, Oregon, to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 10-13.
Mitchell calls FNM demands for Halkitis resignation ‘stupid’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell has dismissed opposition calls for Finance Minister Michael Halkitis to resign as “stupid”, escalating the government’s defence of the minister after he admitted he previously served as a director of Top Notch Builders.
